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Colorado Supreme Court green-lights lawsuit over climate change impacts to Boulder County
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The Colorado Supreme Court permitted Boulder County and the city of Boulder on Monday to proceed with their lawsuit against two fossil fuel corporations over alleged local harms caused by the effects of climate change. By 5-2, the Supreme Court concluded federal law did not preclude the local governments from raising state-level claims of nuisance,…
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EPA report finds Suncor refinery having more air pollution incidents compared to other refineries
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The Environmental Protection Agency released a report Friday on Suncor’s Commerce City refinery showing it has more air pollution incidents than 11 other refineries of similar size and output. In the report, the EPA said the Suncor refinery “may experience more air quality incidents because of inadequacies in preventative maintenance, testing and inspection of liquid…
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Air pollution emissions spike from Suncor’s Commerce City refinery detected
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A large spike in levels of sulfur dioxide emitted from Suncor’s Commerce City refinery was detected by air monitoring equipment north of the refinery at 5:18 a.m. Wednesday, according to Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. The monitoring station, operated by Boulder A.I.R, detected a peak level of 491 parts per billion, far above…
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Suncor to reopen part of refinery
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Suncor Energy has begun repair and restart work on one of three plants at the company’s refinery in Commerce City and expects to have it back up and running sometime next week. A Suncor spokesperson told the Denver Gazette’s news partner 9NEWS it will take several days to reopen Plant 2, which is one of…
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Suncor released potentially unhealthy levels of benzene into Sand Creek after December fire
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Suncor released potentially unhealthy levels of benzene into Sand Creek after a December refinery fire, according to the Colorado Department of Health and Environment. After the two fires that injured two employees at Suncor’s Commerce City refinery, the company shut down the plant for repairs caused by extreme cold weather and for maintenance. Subsequent water…
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Shutdown of Suncor refinery doesn’t cool criticisms, even as motorists brace for sharp fuel hike
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A complete shutdown of Suncor’s Commerce City refinery for repairs after two fires and damage from extreme weather hasn’t mollified activists, who argue that the public health remains compromised and the plant should be permanently closed. Located in an industrial area on Brighton Boulevard, some 3 miles north of downtown Denver, Suncor said its refinery…
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Fire at Suncor’s Commerce City refinery extinguished quickly
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A fire at Suncor’s Commerce City refinery was quickly extinguished by company emergency response teams Tuesday, according to company officials. The fire occurred during a shutdown of Plant 2 that began Saturday and is now being completed, according to a news release. Federal lawsuit against the EPA in Gold King mine disaster moves forward Emergency…
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EPA abused discretion by denying Suncor Colorado refineries exemption from clean air law, court says
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The federal appeals court based in Denver has overturned a 2019 decision of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that refused to grant Suncor Energy’s Commerce City Refinery an exemption to a key environmental law. Although the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit cautioned the EPA could find, upon further review, that Suncor still…
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Colo. counties, Boulder suing energy companies over climate costs
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Two Colorado counties and the city of Boulder says they expect to spend at least $100 million over the next 30 years dealing with the impacts of climate change caused by fossil fuels – and that’s why they’ve drafted a lawsuit targeting a pair of energy giants that operate in Colorado. The Denver Business Journal…
